Summer Frederick Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Frederick - Horizon Watcher from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Summer Frederick.

Heroes With the Same Name
Summer Frederick	Frederick
Young Frederick

Revival - Ylissean Summer (Revival) Featured Heroes
Summer Robin (F) [7.0/10]	Summer Tiki (Adult) [7.0/10]	Summer Frederick [7.0/10]	Summer Gaius [7.0/10]

Summer Frederick Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Frederick - Horizon Watcher: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Dagger / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Atk/Def increases when initiating combat ・Lowers foes' Atk/Spd ・Ardent Sacrifice comes in handy

Summer Frederick Skills at 5★

Seashell+ Might: 10　 Range: 2 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res -7 on foe through its next action. If unit’s HP 100% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2, but unit takes 2 damage after combat.

Ardent Sacrifice Range: 1 Heals adjacent ally 10 HP. Unit loses 10 HP (but cannot reach 0 this way).

Armored Blow 3 Grants Def +6 during combat if unit initiates the attack.

Seal Atk/Spd 2 Inflicts Atk/Spd -5 on foe through its next action after combat.

Summer Frederick Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (18)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
Res (5)		★☆☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.

+Spd/-Res

The best IVs for Summer Frederick are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Frederick to take less follow-up attacks. His Res is already low and it is of less importance so it is safe to take it as his bane. Additionally, he has access to multiple debuffs which decreases foes' damage output so he can probably survive more attacks than one might think.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Summer Frederick to 10. With +10 merges, his Spd will reach 38 allowing him to dish-out follow-up attacks on slower units. This also increases his survivability as it further improves his ability to avoid follow-up attacks. If you do not mind follow-up attacks or you plan to inherit Close Counter onto him, you can go for a +Atk or +Def IV instead.

Summer Frederick Best Builds

Offensive Summer Frederick

： Starfish+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Special Spiral 3 ： Joint Drive Spd ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is an offensive build that tries to stack as much Spd as possible for Summer Frederick in order to guarantee him a follow-up attack with Starfish+. Special Spiral ensures that his Special will always be active, while Joint Drive Spd further increases his Spd for easier follow-up attacks.

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Summer Frederick Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
149
HP	40	Rank: 489/1184
Atk	32	Rank: 955/1184
Spd	31	Rank: 770/1184
Def	28	Rank: 600/1184
Res	18	Rank: 1076/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	47	36	32	22	182
Lv.40 +10	45	37	36	32	22	172

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	42	31	28	18	159
5★ Lv.40	40	32	31	28	18	149

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	18	7	6	5	54

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Summer Frederick	40	32	31	28	18	149
Matthew	41	25	34	30	18	148
Saizo	36	29	34	33	16	148

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Summer Frederick Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Summer Frederick Roles

Frederick - Horizon Watcher Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Summer Frederick is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Summer Frederick Strengths

Seashell+ Makes Frederick Stronger at 100% HP

Seashell+ grants him +2 to all stats if he is at 100% HP. However, it deals damage to him if he initiates combat so it is hard to keep the buff on for long. It is similar to Celica's Ragnarok. Be sure to pair a healer with Frederick to help keep this buff active!

Great Debuffing Ability

Seashell+ and Seal Atk/Spd 2 combine for a total penalty of -5 Atk/Spd, -7 Def/Res that is inflicted after combat. That is a huge total debuff to the foe which Frederick's allies can take advantage of.

Armored Blow 3 Boosts Survivability

Armored Blow 3 grants +6 Def to Summer Frederick if he initiates combat. This makes good as a player phase unit as it reduces the damage he takes from counterattacks. If you inherit skills like Ignis and Bonfire to Frederick, Armored Blow 3 can also allow you to deal more damage.

Summer Frederick Weaknesses

Low Res

Summer Frederick's Res only sits at 18 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for magic users to take him out. Be mindful of Summer Frederick's positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take him out.

Low Offensive Performance

Summer Frederick's offensive power is low. When integrating him into team compositions, make sure to include a high-powered offensive unit to accompany him as he is best used as a debuff support instead of a primary attacker. His assist skill, Ardent Sacrifice, also comes into play in this role as he can support his allies through healing.

Summer Frederick Team and Counters

Teammates for Summer Frederick

Alm	Hríd	Marth	Reinhardt
Deirdre	Yune	Elise	Loki

Allies that can heal Summer Frederick

Seashell provides +2 to all stats if Summer Frederick is at 100% HP, but after battle, it deals damage to him. If you pair him up with a staff ally who can heal him back up, you can keep this buuf active at most times.

Units that can deal with dragonstone users

Summer Frederick will have a hard time dealing with dragonstone users. In an attempt to debuff them, Frederick will attack dragonstone users and most of them will be able to take him out with a counterattack. Armored Blow 3 only protects against physical attacks and many dragonstone users have some kind of Distant Counter that can make quick work of him. Pair him up with Falchion users like Alm and Marth so that they can deal with these kinds of units for Frederick. Instead of Frederick supporting them by debuffing the dragonstone users, he can just heal them with Ardent Sacrifice if they have taken damage.

Summer Frederick Counters

Lyon	Idunn	Nowi	Robin (M)
Legendary Tiki (Young)	Cecilia	Robin (F)	Fallen Tiki (Young)

Units that hit hard with counterattacks

As mentioned above, Frederick will have a hard time dealing with magical units as he cannot really do anything to them. If he attacks them, he will be taken out by the counterattack as he has little to no defense against magic attackers. Pay close attention to units that have raven tomes that have type advantage over him or dragonstone users with a Distant Counter variant.

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Frederick - Horizon Watcher Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Summer Frederick - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Seashell	7	2	Foe takes Def/Res -5 until end of foe’s next action. If unit has 100% HP at start of combat, Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2. If attacking, unit gets 2 damage after.	5★
Seashell+	10	2	After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res -7 on foe through its next action. If unit’s HP 100% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2, but unit takes 2 damage after combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Ardent Sacrifice	1	Heals adjacent ally 10 HP. Unit loses 10 HP (but cannot reach 0 this way).	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Armored Blow 1	Grants Def +2 during combat if unit initiates the attack.	5★
Armored Blow 2	Grants Def +4 during combat if unit initiates the attack.	5★
Armored Blow 3	Grants Def +6 during combat if unit initiates the attack.	5★
Seal Spd 1	Inflicts Spd -3 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★
Seal Atk/Spd 1	Inflicts Atk/Spd -3 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★
Seal Atk/Spd 2	Inflicts Atk/Spd -5 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★

Summer Frederick as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★☆☆☆

Inheriting Seal Atk/Spd 2

Summer Frederick can be used to inherit the skills Seal Atk/Spd 2. However, Summer Frederick is a special hero whom you can only get from certain gachas. Please think carefully before fodderring him off!

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How to Get Summer Frederick / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Summer Frederick

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Summer Frederick is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Kyle Hebert
Illustrator	Suekane Kumiko (スエカネクミコ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

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Heroes from Revival - Ylissean Summer (Revival)
Summer Robin (F) [7.0/10]	Summer Tiki (Adult) [7.0/10]	Summer Frederick [7.0/10]	Summer Gaius [7.0/10]

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